Hard Pressed Publicity (July - October '10)

Hard Pressed Publicity founder, Jo Rae Di Menno, spent 10 years as director of publicity for the SXSW and has also has conducted successful media campaigns for Alejandro Escovedo, Ronnie Lane and Ian McLagan of the Faces, the True Believers, Trish Murphy, Bernard Allison and many others. For nearly 20 years, she’s represented some of the world’s top musicians, and is looking for indie artists to join her roster./n/nHard Pressed Publicity founder, Jo Rae Di Menno, spent 10 years as director of publicity for the SXSW and has also has conducted successful media campaigns for Alejandro Escovedo, Ronnie Lane and Ian McLagan of the Faces, the True Believers, Trish Murphy, Bernard Allison and many others. For nearly 20 years, she’s represented some of the world’s top musicians, and is looking for indie artists to join her roster.

Artists in a wide variety of genres are encouraged to submit for a chance to receive exposure form a seasoned industry professional, who, since opening Hard Pressed Publicity, has placed stories in most major media, including the New York Times, USA Today, NPR’s “Fresh Air” radio show, Rolling Stone, Harp, Spin, Dirty Linen, Blues Revue, Jazz Times and countless regional publications, radio and TV shows.

Di Menno’s represented the Canadian and French SXSW music contingents (Canadian Blast 2005; the French Music Office) and the Dutch Rock & Pop Institute; organized benefits featuring David Byrne, Lucinda Williams, Charlie Sexton, Los Lobos and the reunion of the True Believers; and coordinated the 2006 “Naked” calendar created to raise treatment funds for Jon Dee Graham’s young son, who suffers from a rare illness.